Defective Medical Device Attorneys

What is a defective medical device?

All product manufacturers are required to ensure that their products are safe and any potential safety issues are disclosed.

Manufacturers of medical devices, because of the nature of their products, are held to particularly high legal standards. Unfortunately, those standards are not always met.

When a medical device manufacturer produces a dangerous device, fails to warn doctors and patients of potential complications, or fails to act promptly when it becomes aware of a safety risk, patients’ lives can be irreparably changed. Some medical devices simply fail to treat the medical condition they’re intended for; others lead to other, potentially more serious medical issues. Patients who suffer those complications may need additional medical treatment, such as surgery, and suffer other losses, such as lost wages from inability to work. Those patients have recourse through the civil courts.

What does a defective medical device attorney do?

Some product liability lawyers focus their practices on representing people who have been harmed by dangerous and defective medical devices. An attorney representing an injured patient will:

• Review medical records to confirm that a known dangerous device was used
• Assess the effects the injury has had on the client’s life and build a case for full and fair compensation
• Represent their client’s interests in negotiations and in court

Defective medical device cases are often consolidated into “mass torts” in which all the plaintiffs harmed by a particular device will be combined into a class action case against a defendant company. Multiple attorneys across multiple jurisdictions may be involved in such litigation, all representing their individual clients’ interests in the larger fight to hold the company accountable.

How much does a defective medical device attorney cost?

Defective medical device lawyers work on a contingency fee basis, which means their fee is a percentage of the recovery (if there are multiple attorneys involved, the fee is split between attorneys). There are no out-of-pocket costs paid by the client to the lawyer.